{"id":177753,"date":"2018-06-14T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/surfs-up-waikiki-proposal-leads-to-mel-and-ryans-rustic-vineyard-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:24:05","slug":"surfs-up-waikiki-proposal-leads-to-mel-and-ryans-rustic-vineyard-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/surfs-up-waikiki-proposal-leads-to-mel-and-ryans-rustic-vineyard-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf’s up: Waikiki proposal leads to Mel and Ryan’s rustic vineyard wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

After starting out as “just friends” Mel and Ryan couldn’t resist temptation and were soon an item.<\/p>\n

The Perth pair also couldn’t resist the travel bug, jetting off to Europe after six months together.<\/p>\n

“We spent three months living in each other’s pocket, from then on we just knew it was going to last,” Mel, 26, says.<\/p>\n

In 2016 the couple were on the road again, travelling through America. Their last stop was Hawaii, with Ryan, 31, popping the question on Waikiki Beach.<\/p>\n

The couple held their rustic vineyard wedding at\u00a0Barrett Lane on March 31, 2018 in front of 120 guests.<\/p>\n

“It was a\u00a0balmy Perth night, we ate, we laughed, we drank and danced the night away it couldn’t have been more perfect,” Mel says.<\/p>\n

“It was relaxed, fun and the weather really turned it on.”<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Lana Pratt Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mel chose a custom made lace wedding dress<\/a>\u00a0with a classic train for the rustic elegant wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How cute are these two? Their adorable flower girl dresses<\/a>\u00a0are just the icing on the cake.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The pair was married by Kirk Samuel Celebrations<\/a>\u00a0in an outdoor ceremony at Barrett Lane.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The couple’s classic rings were sourced from Michael Hill.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Everyone enjoyed a beer through the ceremony, amazing cocktail food and danced the night away in the dancing thongs we provided,” Mel says of the rustic vineyard wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ryan and his groomsmen were dressed by the team at Roger David<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“I love how relaxed Lana made us feel and how natural our photos are,” Mel says of photographer Lana Pratt. “She just made the day so much fun.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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